Hyundai Ioniq 5

Yeah, been playing with it already. (Did it to inform the buying decision initially!)

Was thinking about ionity alright, but hadn't done maths on subscription v PAYG. The news about tesla supercharger was interesting too. Not sure how much of a French resident one needs to be though. ( I have a French address I could use if that's all they need).

The network seems pretty good in France, and charge points seem to have lots of bays.

This was in the old car also, the problem is if there is a continuous drain on the battery then this boost isn't enough to maintain the battery so an alternative way of boosting the battery is a good idea.

Jeepers 5.9% is high. That’s a serious consideration for any buyer- I only pulled the trigger on a new car because 0% pcp was on offer with vw.

no 0% was on offer for the Id.3 last may. A lucky few of us availed of it.

i think you could get 1.9% on the Id.4 tech model until recently.

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Where are you getting a rate of 10c vat Inc.

It is, but all the big manufacturers are the same. VAG are 4.9% across the board now and there's already a big price difference between the ID4 and Ioniq 5, for the 58kw at least. We were on a 0% deal on our Seat Ateca that we sold to get the Ioniq and the way I justified it was the grant was covering the cost of the interest repayments with the deposit we put in, were on HP rather than PCP. The car is costing us exactly €200 more a month but I'll easily save more than that on petrol and that's without counting what petrol my wife was using. I know there's a bit of "man-maths" at play but it sits ok with me anyway, as long as these Ioniqs don't drastically drop in value which I don't think they will.

Jaysus lads, our lady folk would be ashamed of us! "What spec did you go for"..."Oh, The blue one".😄 I have to admit, the whole colour range on the ionic 5 is really nice!

I test drove one today and followed up with the Kona (salesman knew what he was doing there with that sequence). The Kona is so loud in comparison, felt like little difference to an ICE, but it was really perception after the ionic 5, which is one seriously classy vehicle. Well wear to all who have got one👌.

Anyone found much haggle room on price of the ionic or is supply shortage impeding any potential haggling on price? A bit smitten by it, so hoping to place an order.

We have two dogs: A Cockapoo and a Labradoodle, both medium size. No problem at all fitting them in the boot (having first fitted a decent boot liner!). The only slight problem is that the Ioniq 5 is quite a bit higher than my previous car, so the older dog can't jump in any more. I've got a folding ramp which works just fine, or failing that I just lift him in.

I'm strongly considering an Ioniq 5 and will be looking to finance. We can afford it and have used PCP before but with 0% finance first three years and 5.6% for next three. So looking at total cost of credit this time is really bothering me. Can afford it but trying to figure out how to reduce it. I see Avant Money have car loans at 5.9% APR. was thinking that with a loan through them would have more chance of getting money off with some of the dealers as would be giving them straight up cash, where as taking Hyundai's finance would mean they aren't likely to give much off it. Also can have certainty of the repayments over the next 6 years and won't be wondering about the costs of refinancing on the GMFV down the road. Has anyone been able to get some money off when negotiating price with dealers and if so who was giving the best offer?

you are more likely to get a discount if financing a new car with the dealer than being a cash buyer , this true for every brand

that said while demand is outstripping supply no deals are to be had at the moment

Yeah I'm seeing a few EV6s around and have to say I'm not having any buyer regret with the Ioniq 5. The EV6 is a great looking car, but it's not as striking as the Ioniq 5. Couple that with the better head room and boot space and I'm confident made right decision.

I'm sure people with the EV6 feel vice versa when they're seeing Ioniqs around so no problem with that, 2 great cars. Different strokes...

Would definitely have the Ioniq 5 over the EV6. Totally agree about the styling, the Ioniq is funky without going over the top. Read an article that it handles slightly better too, although in everyday driving we probably couldn't tell the difference.